Live draw confirms NPL 2018 Finals Series match ups

The match ups for the National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2018 Finals Series have been decided after the draw was conducted live at Football Federation Australia (FFA) headquarters on Tuesday.

Just three days out from the start of the first NPL Season for the year (in Queensland), the draw gave clubs competing in the eight NPL competitions around the country a glimpse of the path in the knockout NPL 2018 Finals Series should they finish top of the table at the conclusion of the home and away season.

The draw saw the eight Member Federations numbered in alphabetical order and drawn out home and then away to determine the four Elimination Final matches.

Match 1 of the Elimination Finals will see Football NSW host Football West, while Match 2 will pit the top team from Capital Football against Football Federation South Australia’s representative in the ACT.

In Match 3, Football Federation Tasmania will host the Premiers from Football Federation Victoria, while Match 4 will witness Football Queensland up against Northern NSW Football.

The winner of Match 1 will take on the winner of Match 2 in the first Semi Final, with the winner of Match 3 taking on the winner of Match 4 in the other Semi Final.

WATCH THE DRAW IN THE VIDEO BELOW

The host clubs of the Semi Finals and Grand Final will be determined by a points system (details of which will be released closer to the commencement of the Finals Series).

The Elimination Final matches in the NPL 2018 Finals Series will be played on the weekend of 15-16 September 2018.

NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United are the current NPL Champions of Australia after their Grand Final victory last year, defeating Brisbane Strikers from Football Queensland 2-0 at Perry Park.

The match details and competing clubs will be decided in due course.

Elimination Finals -- 15/16 September 2018

Match

Home

Away

1

Football NSW

v

Football West

2

Capital Football

v

Football Federation South Australia

3

Football Federation Tasmania

v

Football Federation Victoria

4

Football Queensland

v

Northern NSW Football

Semi Finals -- 22/23 September 2018 (hosts to be confirmed)

Match

5

Winner Match 1

v

Winner Match 2

6

Winner Match 3

v

Winner Match 4

Grand Final -- 29/30 September 2018 (host to be confirmed)

Match

7

Winner Match 5

v

Winner Match 6

About the NPL Finals Series:
The NPL Finals Series is a national knockout competition for the first placed clubs of Australia’s eight NPL competitions. Consisting of four Elimination Finals, two Semi Finals before culminating in the Grand Final, the winning club of the NPL Finals Series will be crowned NPL Champions of Australia while also securing automatic entry into the Round of 32 of the FFA Cup 2019. Past winners of the NPL Finals Series include Sydney United 58 (2013, 2016), South Australian club MetroStars (2014), NPL NSW club Blacktown City (2015), and NPL Victoria outfit Heidelberg United (2017).